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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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Anyone post pics of your or other custom painted vettes ( C4 ). Design or solid different spec color vettes wanted.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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This is a vette I seen in the early '90's in Quebec. It had Obession writen on the liscense plate. Some sure tool alot of time on the paint, it even carried into the wheels wells. Enjoy!

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Custom Painted exhaust.



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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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looks nice mike, should do the spare cover as well?
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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New paint and custom painted stripes.



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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 01:33 PM
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I'd like to see one that has a painted black rear pillar on a red, green, or silver body. I'm planning to paint my Vette one of those colors in the future.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Hoobly boobly, I saw it on a silver one in a post earlier this year.(Don't remember his name) I liked it and did it to mine when I installed new weatherstripping.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnymo63
Hoobly boobly, I saw it on a silver one in a post earlier this year.(Don't remember his name) I liked it and did it to mine when I installed new weatherstripping.
Damn, its it me or does that black rear pillar just make Vettes look so much more sophisticated?
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I think the black pillar looks great, shoulda come that way from GM. Works with the tinted windows.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Yeah, I think the lighter colored B-pillars almost look out of place. (When sandwiched between dark tinted glass.)
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So i have the bright aqua metallic 1996 whic i guess is one of 357 painted that way. I am wanting to repaint her and thinking of customizing it? Would this be a mistake? Opinions?
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It's your car, do what you want with it. These cars are not investment cars...and for the most part (with some exceptions such as ZR1's, Callaways, Grand Sports...) will never be investment cars. Drive it, modify it if you want, just have fun with it!
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Originally Posted by aquablue96
So i have the bright aqua metallic 1996 whic i guess is one of 357 painted that way. I am wanting to repaint her and thinking of customizing it? Would this be a mistake? Opinions?
Post up a photo of it, maybe someone could photoshop it so you could see what it would look like beforehand.
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Ok here she is. Sorry photos are not the greatest. Will try and post some better ones soon. The pretty blue c4 is mine!





I absolutely love the rust color on the top post!
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Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone have any pics of two-tones (other than the factory two-tone that broke at the body side molding)?
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89' Vert, Black base with a blue pearl, all House of Color. Its hard to see it in the picture but when the sun hits it just right WOW!



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